KANSAS CITY, MO - Michelle Annette Starkey passed away on Sept. 1, 2013, and is now home with our Lord. She was brought into the world by Hilda Starkey on Sept. 30, 1968. Michelle grew up in the small town of Ellinwood, and graduated in 1986 from EHS. She was currently in the Nursing Program at Brown Mackie College. She resided in Kansas City, Mo.

WICHITA - Judith Ann Hiss, was born on Sept. 22, 1944, in Louisville, Kent., and passed away on Sept. 11 at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was the daughter of Warren G. and Lina M. (Higdon) Pitts, and was preceded in death by them.

KANSAS CITY, MO - Patricia L. Pierson, 62, died Sept 12 at her sister's home, Bel Aire. Born Jan. 3, 1951 at Lawrence, she was the daughter of Robert L. and Frances R. (Mills) Fanshier. On Dec. 14, 1974, she married Richard Pierson at Kansas City, Kans. They later divorced. She was a computer programmer for many years prior to starting her own company, Imaginative Designs. Mrs. Pierson was a Kansas City, Mo., resident since 1973 coming from Stafford County. She was a member of Kansas City Chiefs Redcoater, Power Chics Board of Directors, and Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Women ...

HUDSON - Marcella Ann Minden, 78, died Sept. 12, at her home in Hudson. Born Sept. 2, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Okla., she was the daughter of A.O. and Mable E. Pierson Cossey. A resident of Hudson she was a retired secretary for B&W Pantex at Amarillo, Texas. On April 9, 1957, she married O.G. "Pete" Minden in Amarillo, Texas. He died in January 1996.

MEXICO CITY – Tens of thousands of Mexicans jammed the center of their capital city Sunday to protest President Enrique Pena Nieto's plan to allow foreign firms to invest in and collaborate with the state-run oil company, whose independence from outside influence has been a source of national pride for decades.

Michael Johnston, caregiver coordinator at SouthWest Kansas Area Agency, will be the guest speaker at the next Touched by Cancer Support Group meeting, set for 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Heartland Cancer Center. He will discuss Plan D and other Medicare Plan updates, as well as assistance and programs available through the agency. There will be time for questions; packets and handouts will be provided.